In a bid to seek support from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba on Sunday requested him to "reach out" to Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to hindustantimes.com.

He also urged him to reason him out that the battle is against everybody's interest. In a televised speech Kuleba appealed to "ordinary Indians" and sought their support as his country is in the midst of a bitter war against Russia.

In resposne to a question on the support his country is getting, Kuleba said, "Prime Minsiter Modi, we call on him to reach out to President Putin and explain to him that this war is against (the) interest of all. The only person on the entire planet - who is interested in this war - is president Putin himself. People of Russia are not interested in this war."

And hindustantimes.com further quoted him as saying "India is "one of the largest consumers of Ukrainian agricultural products and if this war continues, it'll be difficult for us to seed new harvests."

He added, "So, even in terms of global and Indian food security, it's in the best interest to stop this war," he added.

In a tweet, Ukraine's foreign ministry wrote, "Ukraine is one of the guarantors of global food security. 55% — share of Ukrainian sunflower oil in world exports. Mlns of people at this very moment are eating smth delicious prepared with use sunflower oil grown. Defending Ukraine also protects the world from hunger & famine. (sic)."